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Cowperwood
saw
an
opportunity
.
Intensely
pleased
with
this
confession
of
weakness
on
the
part
of
the
mother
,
he
went
to
Berenice
,
but
by
his
usual
method
of
indirect
direction
.
"
You
know
,
Bevy
,
"
he
said
,
one
afternoon
when
he
found
her
alone
,
"
I
have
been
wondering
if
it
would
n't
be
better
if
I
bought
a
large
house
for
you
and
your
mother
here
in
New
York
,
where
you
and
she
could
do
entertaining
on
a
large
scale
.
Since
I
ca
n't
spend
my
money
on
myself
,
I
might
as
well
spend
it
on
some
one
who
would
make
an
interesting
use
of
it
.
You
might
include
me
as
an
uncle
or
father
's
cousin
or
something
of
that
sort
,
"
he
added
,
lightly
.
Berenice
,
who
saw
quite
clearly
the
trap
he
was
setting
for
her
,
was
nonplussed
.
At
the
same
time
she
could
not
help
seeing
that
a
house
,
if
it
were
beautifully
furnished
,
would
be
an
interesting
asset
.
People
in
society
loved
fixed
,
notable
dwellings
;
she
had
observed
that
.
What
functions
could
not
be
held
if
only
her
mother
's
past
were
not
charged
against
her
!
That
was
the
great
difficulty
.
It
was
almost
an
Arabian
situation
,
heightened
by
the
glitter
of
gold
.
And
Cowperwood
was
always
so
diplomatic
.
He
came
forward
with
such
a
bland
,
engaging
smile
.
His
hands
were
so
shapely
and
seeking
.
"
A
house
such
as
you
speak
of
would
enlarge
the
debt
beyond
payment
,
I
presume
,
"
she
remarked
,
sardonically
and
with
a
sad
,
almost
contemptuous
gesture
.
Cowperwood
realized
how
her
piercing
intellect
was
following
his
shifty
trail
,
and
winced
.
She
must
see
that
her
fate
was
in
his
hands
,
but
oh
!
if
she
would
only
surrender
,
how
swiftly
every
dollar
of
his
vast
fortune
should
be
piled
humbly
at
her
feet
.
She
should
have
her
heart
's
desire
,
if
money
would
buy
it
.
She
could
say
to
him
go
,
and
he
would
go
;
come
,
and
he
would
come
.
"
Berenice
,
"
he
said
,
getting
up
,
"
I
know
what
you
think
.
You
fancy
I
am
trying
to
further
my
own
interests
in
this
way
,
but
I
'm
not
.
I
would
n't
compromise
you
ultimately
for
all
the
wealth
of
India
.
I
have
told
you
where
I
stand
.
Every
dollar
that
I
have
is
yours
to
do
with
as
you
choose
on
any
basis
that
you
may
care
to
name
.
I
have
no
future
outside
of
you
,
none
except
art
.
I
do
not
expect
you
to
marry
me
.
Take
all
that
I
have
.
Wipe
society
under
your
feet
.
Do
n't
think
that
I
will
ever
charge
it
up
as
a
debt
.
I
wo
n't
.
I
want
you
to
hold
your
own
.
Just
answer
me
one
question
;
I
wo
n't
ever
ask
another
.
"
"
Yes
?
"
"
If
I
were
single
now
,
and
you
were
not
in
love
or
married
,
would
you
consider
me
at
all
?
"
His
eyes
pleaded
as
never
had
they
pleaded
before
.
She
started
,
looked
concerned
,
severe
,
then
relaxed
as
suddenly
.
"
Let
me
see
,
"
she
said
,
with
a
slight
brightening
of
the
eyes
and
a
toss
of
her
head
.
"
That
is
a
second
cousin
to
a
proposal
,
is
n't
it
?
You
have
no
right
to
make
it
.
You
are
n't
single
,
and
are
n't
likely
to
be
.
Why
should
I
try
to
read
the
future
?
"
